Wharton Hospitality partners with NYC private equity fund and Hersha Hospitality on the acquisition of the 405-room hotel, the closest hotel to the Miami Airport, which is the closest lodging property to the Miami Airport. Full upgrade of guest rooms and public spaces planned.

Wharton Industrial announces that it has acquired a site for the development of a 617,046-square-foot distribution center in the Central Florida city of Ocala. The property is located at an I-75 intersection joining such neighbors as FedEx, AutoZone and Chewys.

The transaction represents the first phase of a potential 5 million SF industrial project, and continues the firm’s focus on developing large scale properties, following on the heels of a 1 million SF warehouse / distribution facility which is under construction in Atlanta, GA.

Seeking to capitalize on shifts in distribution/logistics brought on by the rise of e-commerce, Wharton Equity announces the launch of its industrial platform, Wharton Industrial, with 1 million SF spec warehouse development in Atlanta, GA., in partnership with $8 billion fund.

Peter C. Lewis, Founder and Chairman of Wharton Equity Partners, was a guest lecturer at the Columbia Business School where he presented in front of two real estate finance classes on the topic of the “Future of Real Estate.”

Peter C. Lewis, Founder and Chairman of Wharton Equity Partners, was the featured speaker at a family office conference held on December 12 at the law offices of Baker Hostetler located in Rockefeller Center.

City Furniture signs a lease as the flagship retail tenant at District 36, the new mixed-use project on the edge of Midtown Miami and the Design District. The furniture showroom represents the first tenant for the recently completed property developed by Mack Real Estate Group and Wharton Equity Partners.